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6. Owing to the excellent monsoon rains, the working of the Hissar Farm
has been very satisfactory in spite of severe outbreaks of Rinderpest and Hæmor-
rhagic Septicæmia. The total receipts rose from Rs. 97,388 to Rs. 1,09,374, and
the value of stock from Rs. 5,28,234 to Rs. 6,56,776. Eight hundred and forty-
five animals of all sorts were sold during the year as compared with 554 sold in
1913-14, and the Farm was able to supply as many as 171 bulls to District
Boards in the Province. These results are very creditable to the Superintend-
ent—Mr. Branford.

There has been some difficulty in fixing the value of animals sold by the
Farm to the Military authorities. The matter is now under the consideration
of the Lieutenant-Governor who has no doubt that it will be possible to arrive
at a solution which will be fair to both parties.

Mention is made in the report of the unpopularity of the Farm among
Veterinary Assistants. It is undesirable that the time of the Superintendent
should be taken up in training freshly appointed men, and it may be necessary
to consider proposals for making service in the Farm more attractive.

7.    As remarked by the Director of Agriculture, the Department is
steadily gaining the confidence of the people in a greater degree. Each year
shows an increase in the number of Veterinary hospitals, patients treated, cas-
trations performed, and inoculations effected, and of bulls, rams, and donkeys
issued from the Hissar Farm for breeding purposes. Indeed, the difficulty in
the latter cases is to keep pace with the rapidly increasing demand.

The continual increase in the work and activity of the Department un-
doubtedly necessitates the entertainment of a larger superior staff than is now
employed. His Honour hopes therefore that the sanction of His Majesty's
Secretary of State to the appointment of a whole-time officer for the North-
West Frontier Province will not be long delayed. In the meantime some relief
has been given to Superintendents by the appointment of one Deputy Superintend-
ent in semi-independent charge of some of the southern districts; two more posts
of Deputy Superintendents have been sanctioned, but not yet filled, while the
sanctioned strength of Veterinary Inspectors has been increased from 15 to
13 and of Veterinary Assistants from 176 to 187.

8.    The special circumstances of the year have been far from favourable
to either the College or the District staff, but the results of the year's working
are most satisfactory, and in the Lieutenant-Governor's opinion reflect great
credit on the Department

                                                                I have the honour to be,

                                                                              SIR,

                                                              Your most obedient Servant,

                                                                    J. P. THOMPSON,

                                                   Revenue Secretary to Government, Punjab.

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